Small town students hit big time

Changing the trend of the dominance of students from Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in the list of the top 20 performers in the Plus-II finals, students from small towns and nondescript colleges have excelled in the exam this year.

TNN | May 31, 2011, 10:23 IST

BHUBANESWAR: Changing the trend of the dominance of students from Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in the list of the top 20 performers in the Plus-II finals, students from small towns and nondescript colleges have excelled in the exam this year. Though 20 students from BJB Junior College, one of the premier colleges in the city, secured positions in the top-20 science list, Tanmay Kumar Patra of Upendranath College in Soro secured the first position. "I want to do research in basic science," said a jubilant Tanmay, who secured 92.5 per cent marks.
Expressing his satisfaction over the result, the principal of BJB Junior College said, "The overall result of the college is outstanding and better than the previous year. Also, 20 of our students have secured positions in the top-20 science list. The best students in the state take admission at our college. Besides, we are very well-organized in our approach to teaching, and the result proves it."

As many as five students of Sambalpur achieved glory in the Plus-II exams by earning good ranks in the science and commerce streams. Shekhar Anupam Debta and Sharmistha Meher of Newton College of Plus-II Science, Sambalpur jointly secured the second position, while three others from the institute secured the 3rd, 7th and 16th positions. One from Gangadhar Meher Junior College of Sambalpur was ranked 13th in the commerce stream.

"I had expected to top the examination, but I was three marks short in the Hindi language paper, due to which I got the 2nd position. I studied almost eight hours per day to prepare for the exam," Sekhar said. He aims to become a mechanical or electrical engineer in future. Likewise, Sarmistha said she wants to become a chemical engineer. Utkal Keshari Suna and Baibhav Singh of Newton College, who got the 7th and 16th ranks in science, thanked their teachers for their achievement.

The principal of the Newton College, Tejraj Patra, said, "Though the institute is just four years old, our students have done well because of the sincerity and hard work of the teaching staff, who give personalized attention to each student."

Meanwhile, as many as seven students of Berhampur town secured positions in the top-20 science list. Sanket Dash of Khallikote Junior College, Gourav Kumar Patra and Ipsita Souravi of Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Nilakanthanagar, all grabbed the 6th position, securing 547 out of 600 marks. Reacting to the result, the rank holders said they expected to get the position and the exam result did not come as a surprise to them. Six students of Saraswati Vidyamandir secured positions among the toppers.

"I expected a good rank, for which I had worked really hard," said Sanket, who has also secured the 5th position in Orissa Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) medical; he will pursue his MBBS. Similarly, Ipsita and Gourav, who shared the 6th rank with Sanket, said they want to study medicine.

Students of SCS Junior College, Puri secured as many as six positions in the Plus-II arts stream this year. Nayana Baral, who came first, said, "I could not believe that I have secured the first position. I want to become an IAS officer," she said.

At least three students of Municipal College, Rourkela figured among the top 20 performers in commerce. Bikash Jain secured the 4th position by scoring 526 marks while Neha Goel and Subhashree Priyadarshinee secured the 10th and 18th ranks. Bikash and Neha, while expressing their happiness over the results, said they both aimed to become chartered accountants; Subhashree wants to become an entrepreneur after completing her MBA.

Over 15 students from the city secured positions in the top 20 list in all three streams. In arts, Prerna Panda and Priyadarshini Mishra of Ravenshaw Junior College secured the 3rd and 7th positions respectively, while Gitamalini Sahoo, Jashaswini Mohapatra and Fatima Yasmin Patel of Shailabala women's college came 5th, 6th and 7th. "I worked really hard for the exam and was expecting a rank in the top-20 list. My hard work paid off. I studied religiously the entire year as I don't believe in last-minute studies. It's important to have a clear understanding on the subjects instead of just memorizing things," said Prerna Panda, who aspires to become a lecturer.

Jashaswini Mohapatra, the 6th rank holder in arts, said, "I studied only five to six hours a day but concentrated fully on the subjects. I had chalked out as routine so that I can give adequate time to each of the subjects," She wants to become a journalist. Anjali Agarwal of Ravenshaw Junior College secured the 9th position in the commerce stream and Paras Dasani of Christ College came 10th. In science, Shakti Prasad Sarangi of Sophia College secured the 8th rank while Rahul Pasayat of Ravenshaw secured the 13th rank in the top-20 list.

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